It what has become an extremely fluid situation, Typhoon Hagibis is poised to wreak havoc upon Japan and the Rugby World Cup. Unfortunately, the jumbo storm has profound implications for the quarter-finals line-up. Read More...
Finally, the Rugby World Cup has reached a calmer stage with only weekend action left. The last pool matches are this weekend and the quarter-finals begin next weekend. This is how it shook out this past week. Read More...
It was messy, due mostly to questionable tactics by Italy but also through a lack of imagination in the flyhalf channel. At times it looked like we had two crash-ball 12s on the field and no flyhalf. But we won. Read More...
World Rugby frequently says it wants to grow the game but for as long as big teams get the rub of the green against less accomplished rugby nations, that will fail to happen. Fiji vs Wales illustrated that this week. Read More...
Two things are crystal clear following three massive defeats at home for the Springbok Women’s rugby team: the [previous] ranking of eleven in the world was inflated; and there’s a lot of work to be done before RWC2021. Read More...
It was another mixed bag in PRO14 last weekend: Southern Kings lost (again) and Cheetahs continued on winning ways with another bonus point victory. But there are problems in both Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth. Read More...
Ahead of the final round of pool fixtures at RWC2019, the editorial team at SA Rugby magazine compiled a wish list and, to be frank, we agree with every single one of them. Nice one guys (and Mariette). Read More...
With rugby interruptus the order of the day in Japan, we can’t be absolutely sure how many of the RWC2019 fixtures will actually be played this weekend but there is some other rugby action on offer. Read More...
